Databases

eBooks

Our access to the Oxford Medicine online continues. Staff/students can access over 130 highly regarded titles including the the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine and the Oxford Textbook of Trauma and Orthopaedics to name just a few. You can find a full list of titles in the collection here [pdf] 110KB).

Point of care tools

We no longer have access to Anatomy.TV. We do however continue to have access to:

BMJ Best Practice is a decision-support tool for use at the point of care. You can access it free via the internet or via an app (an NHS OpenAthens account is required for both access methods). See our BMJ Best Practice blog for more information on this resource.

The Royal Marsden Manual Online is a key Nursing resource which provides up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines for over 200 procedures, related to every aspect of a person’s care. This resource is also available in print from the Staff Library.

The British National Formulary (BNF) includes advice of clinical experts and is continually updated to reflect the latest evidence from credible sources worldwide. BNF provides up-to-date guidance on prescribing, dispensing, and administering medicines. You can access it free via the internet or via an App.

This week is National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2018). The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust staff library has a range of resources & services available to Apprentices working within The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which we are going to focus on in this blog post.

Print Resources

The library holds a selection of books to support apprentices, both clinical & non-clinical. Titles which may be of particular interest include:

It’s been a while since we last shared a library news post on our blog and we have lots to update you on…

LQAF

The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Staff Library team are very proud to announce that MY library was rated as 95% compliant against the 2017 Library Quality Assurance Framework (LQAF) 😀

Library resources

Print resources

We’ve recently added a whole host of new print resources to library stock, including a number of books recommended for selection by library members. Is there a book you would like to see added to library stock? Why not fill out a suggestion form when you’re next in the library? You can also submit a suggestion by emailing us.

You can find a list of the latest resources added to library stock here and as always, you can access our library catalogue online anytime.

As of January 2018 we no longer charge an overdue fine for late returns and due to popular demand we’ve increased the maximum total number of renewals allowed from 3 to 10 :).

Online resources

NHS OpenAthens is your portal to access lots of online resources, from electronic journals and eBooks to point of care tools. You can self-register for free here.Recent updates to our electronic resources include:

Access to an updated version of our point of care tool, BMJ Best Practice . Find our guide to getting started with BMJ Best Practice here.

Reminiscence resources

We are continuing to work alongside our colleagues from the Dementia team to create our own reminiscence boxes, which staff would be able to loan to use with patients. We’ve previously blogged about this project and we will be sure to update you as we progress.

Towards the end of last year we added a selection of Pictures to Share books (pictured) to library stock. These books are specifically designed to be accessible and entertaining for those with mid to later stage dementia and are available for loan to staff to use with patients. The books have proved popular so far! Click here to find out more.

Reading for pleasure

We have recently added a small number of new fiction & poetry books to our reading for pleasure section – thank you to kind donations from our library members.

If you’re looking for something quick to read on your lunch break, over the weekend or even on the bus home we have a selection of Quick Reads available for loan (these have been loaned to us for a short time from Wakefield Public Libraries). Click here to find out more about the titles available.

Current Awareness

What’s New?

Our monthly current awareness bulletin ‘What’s New?’ now has an added health management/policy section. You can view and download the bulletin from the library website and/or contact us if you would like to subscribe to the bulletin & have future editions delivered electronically, direct to your MY email inbox.

Non-medical prescribers bulletin

Since its launch early last year our quarterly non-medical prescribers bulletin is now on its 6th issue, with the next issue due to be sent out soon. You can view and download the bulletin from the library website and/or contact us if you would like to subscribe to the bulletin & have future editions delivered electronically, direct to your MY email inbox.

Upon hearing the success of reminiscence boxes from our colleagues in other NHS libraries we decided to check out the idea. The boxes are used to help people living with dementia and their families to evoke happy moments from the past and stimulate communication by handling objects and looking at pictures. Our dementia lead nurse Anita Ruckledge turned out to be very keen for us to find out more.

The Trust Communications Team has assisted us by putting out an appeal for kind donations of 60s memorabilia to enable us to create our own boxes – and so we wait with excitement – keep following to see what turns up!

If you have any 60s memorabilia (anything from clothing to crockery) you would like to donate please contact Anita Ruckledge, Dementia Lead Nurse, Anita.Ruckledge@midyorks.nhs.uk or call 07780954892.

The library is now a ‘Dementia Champion’ and we have added a selection of Reading Agency reccomended titles to support those living with dementia & their families/carers. Anita has reviewed some of the books from the collection and says:

“This book explores reactions from children when Grandma is forgetful. To assess the suitability of this book I read this with my 10 year old Granddaughter, who loved the book and said that she will be telling her teachers at school.”

Pop along to MY Library and check out our wonderful new resources to support those living with dementia and their families.

The MY Trust dementia team have also put together a ‘Dementia Champion Reference File’, a simple guide filled with useful explanations and help. MY Staff can access this via the Intranet & we will soon have paper copies available for loan from the library too.

Why not let us know what you think or have any other ideas to support staff and patients?

Thank you to our Trust Communications team for allowing us to use their photographs in our blog post 🙂

Last week we had the pleasure of attending the ‘MY Freshers’ event, which was organised by The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Practice Learning Facilitators Team to prepare the intake of newly qualified Nurses to join the Trust as Staff Nurses over the next few months.

There was a lot of interest in library resources, both in print and online, so here’s some more information on useful resources for newly qualified Nurses:

Print Resources

The library holds a selection of books aimed specifically at newly qualified Nurses with titles including;

‘Newly qualified nurse’s handbook: a survival guide’ by Siviter

‘Becoming a nurse: a textbook for professional practice (2nd ed)’ by Sellman & Snelling

‘The essential guide to becoming a staff nurse’ by Peate.

In our Nursing section you’ll also find a selection of books available on Nursing ethics, clinical skills, communication and compassion amongst a range of other topics. You can view our full library catalogue online here.

We also hold titles from the Oxford Handbooks in Nursing Collection, which includes titles such as:

‘Oxford handbook of adult nursing’ by Castledine

‘Oxford handbook of children’s and young people’s nursing’ by Glasper

‘Oxford handbook of emergency nursing’ by Crouch

‘Oxford handbook of primary care and community nursing (2nd ed) by Drennan

Most of our Oxford Handbooks in Nursing are also available as eBooks, with an NHS OpenAthens account. You can find our step-by-step guide to accessing Oxford eBooks here.

Online Resources

NHS OpenAthens

An NHS OpenAthens account is your key to lots of online resources, from journals to eBooks, to point of care tools.

If you need to register for an NHS OpenAthens account you can self-register online here.

Our registration help guide can be found on the library website (here) or a paper copy can be picked up from the library.

More resources

The Royal Marsden Manual Online is a key Nursing resource which provides up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines for over 200 procedures, related to every aspect of a person’s care. This resource is also available in print from the Staff Library.

Social media can be a really useful tool for Nurses, it can help you stay up-to-date with all the latest news in healthcare and find helpful resources for revalidation and CPD. See our ‘Twitter for Nurses’ blog for more information.

If you’d like further information please do not hesitate to get in touch or pop in and see us (we’re based on the ground floor in Trust HQ).

If you’re following us onFacebookorTwitteryou may have seen that we recently launched our new promotional video, which has been created to raise awareness of the wide range of services Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Staff Library offers to Staff and Students on Placement within the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Alzheimer’s Society states that there are currently 850,000people with dementia in the UK, with numbers set to rise to over 1 million by 2025 and 2 millionby 2051! More facts and figures from The Alzheimer’s society can be found here.

With a growing number of people now suffering with dementia we have put together a guide showing some of the dementia related resources which are available to those in health & social care professions.

Library Resources

The library has a range of dementia care resources available for loan to Trust staff & students on placement within the Trust. A small selection of our collection is shown below. You can also download our dementia resource guide by clickinghere.

Toolkits

Dementia Diagnosis Resource Pack –This resource pack sets out key steps for Commissioners, and key steps for General Practices to improve the diagnosis of dementia, and the diagnosis pathway.

Helping to assess cognition: A practical toolkit for clinicians – A toolkit produced by Alzheimer’s Society and supported by Department of Health. Its aim is to help health professionals determine the most appropriate cognitive assessment tool for use with patients in their setting. The toolkit is intended as a guide to assessment of cognitive function, not diagnosis.

Dementia Evidence Toolkit – A resource for commissioners, care providers, people working in health & social care and people with dementia and their families.